After being introduced to imagery in lesson one, the students will now apply what they have learned to see how imagery can be used to help a reader visualize and gain better meaning of a poem.
Environment
Asynchronous – The students will be completing an interactive lesson online at their own pace, then they will respond to a discussion board on the Edmodo site.
Objectives
The students will analyze the imagery in a variety of poems.
Prerequisite Skills
General knowledge of imagery.
Materials
Computer Internet A piece of your favorite candy
Activities
Warm-Up: The students will play a quick review game. The game will allow them to match an example of imagery with one of the five senses that is being used.
Instruction: The students will complete an online module that will help them with recognizing imagery in poetry, as well as determine how it helps a reader better understand and enjoy a poem. They will first view how to analyze a poem for imagery, and then they will be able to apply what they have learned through interactive activities.
Activities: Once students have completed the online module, they will work with their learning coach to complete the following activity:
Create a chart with five headings. In each heading, put one of the five senses. Take out the your favorite piece of candy, and first record adjectives that you would use to describe the “sound” of your candy. For example, you might write crinkly, crackly, etc. Do this for each of the five senses. Hold off tasting the candy until you have explored the other senses. Try to use strong, descriptive adjectives. Don’t use plain adjectives such as red, or sweet. Use a thesaurus or dictionary to help you think of interesting adjectives.
Assessment
Write a poem about your favorite candy. Do not reveal what type of candy it is in your title, or within your poem. You want to use the adjectives that you brainstormed to help your reader visualize every sense that you experienced while eating the candy. After reading your poem, the reader should be able to guess what type of candy you were eating based on the imagery your provided. Post the poem to the class Wiki page. Read at least two other classmates poems. As a response to their poem, try to guess what type of candy they ate, and the imagery that they included in the poem that helped you determine the type of candy that they were eating.
Internet
A piece of your favorite candy
The students will play a quick review game. The game will allow them to match an example of imagery with one of the five senses that is being used.
Instruction:
The students will complete an online module that will help them with recognizing imagery in poetry, as well as determine how it helps a reader better understand and enjoy a poem. They will first view how to analyze a poem for imagery, and then they will be able to apply what they have learned through interactive activities.
Activities:
Once students have completed the online module, they will work with their learning coach to complete the following activity:
Create a chart with five headings. In each heading, put one of the five senses. Take out the your favorite piece of candy, and first record adjectives that you would use to describe the “sound” of your candy. For example, you might write crinkly, crackly, etc. Do this for each of the five senses. Hold off tasting the candy until you have explored the other senses. Try to use strong, descriptive adjectives. Don’t use plain adjectives such as red, or sweet. Use a thesaurus or dictionary to help you think of interesting adjectives.